Articles

Over 'multiconditionaliteit' in de psychiatrie

A.A. Fischer

A. A. Fischer: Multiconditionality in psychiatry
In science multiconditionality has several meanings. Within a single theoretical framework multiconditionality refers to different levels and categories: theoretical, strategical and practical condi...

Symbiose en fragmentatie van psychiatrische behandelteams en hun invloed op de patiëntengroep

A.Y. Berkouwer

A. Y. Berkouwer: Symbiosis and fragmentation of psychiatric treatment teams and their impact on the patient group
In clinical psychiatric treatment there is an important development towards a more intensive treatment by multidisciplinary teams. It...

'De chronische misdadiger'

J.W. Reicher

J. W. Reicher: 'The' chronic delinquent
Delinquency is not exclusively the result of social and legal 'labelling'- processes. Criminal statistics point at diverse directions. 48% of all violators are not sentenced. Various crimes are persecuted wi...

De contingente negatieve variatie (CNV) en haar betekenis voor de psychiatrische diagnostiek

F.L. Wojciechowski

F. L. Wojciechowski: The Contingent Negative Variation (CNV) and Its Significante for the Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorder
This article presents a review of the so-called CNV-phenomenon, i.e. a slow, negative potential change in the brain emitted...

De forensisch-psychiatrische kliniek als behandelingsinstrument

J.H. Blankstein

J. H. Blankstein: The forensic psychiatric clinic as a treatment instrument First some remarks are made on two interlocking aspects of the forensic psychiatric clinic; the enforced admission and the responsability of the clinic for social safety. ...

De kortdurende therapie: kort en krachtig

H.J.C. van Marle

H. J. C. van Marle: Short-term treatment: short and powerful
A discrepancy between demand and offer in psychotherapy makes shortterm treatment necessary. In the literature three main conceptions are to divide in this form of treatment: crisisinter...

Klinisch groepswerk door psychiatrisch verpleegkundigen

J.A.C. Bleeker, B. van Hensbergen

J. A. C. Bleeker and B. van Hensbergen: Clinical groupwork by psychiatric nurses
The authors describe a method of training psychiatric nurses, which promotes milieutherapy in the setting of a short stay observation clinic organized according to th...

Therapeutische toepassing van de projectmethode in het dagziekenhuis te Velp

F.P.E. van Hest

F. P. E. van Hest: Project-education as a therapeutic method
Occupational therapy is still frequently used as a method of treatment in psychiatric hospitals. Criticism on occupational therapy has been recently increasing, also as a result of the m...

Editorial

Persoonlijkheidsstoornissen: een dimensionele benadering

Assessing aggression in patients of the mental health crisis service

E.J.M. Penterman, H.L.I. Nijman

9 juni 2009

background Care workers of the outreach psychiatric crisis team are frequently confronted with aggressive patients. To prevent dangerous situations from developing it could be advantageous to have in place a method of risk assessment that is based...

Essay

The supervisory relationship from a psychoanalytic perspective

R. van Staveren, T.W.D.P. van Os

18 juni 2009

background The Dutch psychiatric training programme is being revised according to modern educational principles. In our view, however, the proposed training scheme does not adequately clarify the relationship between the trainee and the staff memb...

Commentary

The supervisory relationship: is it a supportive one?

Psychodynamic clinical assessment of psychotic symptomatology: valid or obsolete?

J.W. Hummelen

background This article considers whether failure to include a patient's subjective experiences in a psychiatric assessment can result in an inadequate diagnosis of psychotic symptoms. A psychodynamic approach gives specific attention to a patient...

Review article

ssris (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and suicidality in adults, adolescents and children

H. Tandt, K. Audenaert, C. van Heeringen

summary
background There is considerable controversy about the possible link between suicidal behaviour and antidepressants. Since ethical and methodological problems prevent direct research, discussion has to draw largely on indirect evidence.
ai...

Alarming reduction in the psychiatric treatment capacity of general hospitals in the Netherlands between 1998 and 2006

A.F.G Leentjens, I. Sonderen, W.M.N.J. Buis

summary
background Psychiatric wards in both general and academic hospitals are ideally suited to provide integrated care to patients with psychiatric and somatic comorbidity.
aim To draw up an inventory of the capacity of general hospitals in the...

Stress reactivity as an underlying mechanism of anxiety? Findings from the TRAILS study

K. Greaves-Lord, F.C. Verhulst, A.J. Oldehinkel, J. Ormel, A.C. Huizink

summary This short report provides an overview of the results of a recent Dutch study on the relation between anxiety and the reactivity of two important stress response systems: the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal ...

An analysis of advertisements for psychotropic drugs in the Dutch Journal of Psychiatry ('Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie')

9 juni 2009

W. Vandereycken

summary
background Through the marketing of psychotropics the pharmaceutical industry is able to influence the way in which psychiatrists practise their profession.
aim To look at the image of psychiatry as reflected in advertisements for psychotr...

Commentary

Scientific journals and the pharmaceutical industry

P.N. van Harten, W.J.M. van Hezewijk

9 juni 2009

Abstract

Wilsonbekwaamheid bij klinische psychiatrische patiënten

Doeltreffendheid van de derde golf gedragstherapie: een systematisch overzicht en meta-analyse